With a budget of &#xA3;240,000, buyers can choose from a wide selection of homes including a good range of family-sized properties. Homemaker takes a look.

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Family home in Guisborough

If getting away from it all to the picturesque market town of Guisborough appeals to you then George Wimpey North East's Regency Gardens is the perfect place. One of the homes now available from &#xA3;220,000 is the Ashbourne.

Featuring a well thought out design, the ground floor is filled with elegant touches making the Ashbourne ideal for family living.

The lounge features a bay window and double doors to the dining room with French doors. There is a fully fitted kitchen with breakfast area and a double garage running the full length of the house.

Extra touches such as the four-door fitted wardrobe and the en-suite shower room make the master bedroom a luxurious retreat.

Bedrooms two and four share a Jack and Jill style en-suite. The fourth room is spacious and can easily be turned into a home office or gym. Completing the first floor is the family bathroom.

Everything you could want to personalise your home is available in the extensive range of customer options, tel (01287) 619 706.

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Four-bedroom home in Stockton

Sales are booming at Bellway's new Stockton development, Bramley Green, and priced at &#xA3;237,000 its Melbury property is proving popular.

A well-planned four-bedroom detached property, the Melbury has luxurious family living accommodation over three floors.

The ground floor comprises an integral double garage, utility room, WC and versatile garden room. On the first floor there is a spacious living room, separate dining room, fully fitted kitchen and study.

On the second floor the master bedroom has an en-suite shower room, while the remaining three bedrooms share the generous family bathroom.

Tel (07989) 991 462.

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Three-storey home in Shiremoor

Plot 40 at Dunelm Castle Homes' Northumberland Park development at Shiremoor offers a three-storey, four- bedroom and study detached Fairfield home with integral single garage for &#xA3;232,000.

The property features an attractive entrance hall with double doors opening onto the dining room. There is a spacious lounge with patio doors to the rear garden. The Fairfield also has a fitted kitchen and utility room with a ground floor cloakroom.

On the first floor the master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom and built-in wardrobes, and there is a second bedroom, home office/fifth bedroom, and family bathroom. On the second floor, there are two further bedrooms and an additional box room.

Dunelm's Northumberland Park development will consist of just 49 detached homes with prices for other homes currently released for sale. These range from &#xA3;192,500 for a three-bedroom detached Derwent home, to &#xA3;267,000 for a three-storey Helvellyn home, tel (0191) 268 2079.

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Family homes in Shotley Bridge

A three-storey, three-bedroom Aln home is available for &#xA3;240,000 on Plot 12 at Dunelm Castle Homes' Bridge Island development at Shotley Bridge, County Durham.

A spacious lounge, bedroom three and w/c are located on the first floor. The second floor features the master bedroom with en-suite shower room, second bedroom, home office/fourth bedroom and family bathroom.

Bridge Island consists of just 20 three-storey homes on the island formed by the River Derwent and the Shotleyfield Burn. The homes combine the very latest advances in construction technology, combined with traditional architecture to fit into the landscape of the historic village. Bridge Island is located in a conservation area on the Northumberland side of the River Derwent, bringing the development into the catchment area of Northumberland schools.

Prices for those homes remaining for sale at Bridge Island range from &#xA3;196,000 for a three-bedroom Tweed home, to &#xA3;245,000 for a three-bedroom Wansbeck home, tel (0191) 377 4590.

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Four-bedroom detached home in North Tyneside

Bett Homes is currently selling the four-bedroom detached Newburgh home at its Forest Gate development in Palmersville, North Tyneside.

Priced just under budget at &#xA3;234,995, the Newburgh has been popular with buyers looking for a spacious family home with a range of additional features.

The entrance hallway leads to a separate dining room and lounge overlooking the rear garden.

In the kitchen, the Newburgh has a breakfast area as well as a four-place breakfast bar. It also has French doors into the back garden.

A utility room, downstairs cloakroom and integrated double garage are also included in the ground floor layout.

Upstairs, the master bedroom features an en-suite and double fitted wardrobes. Bedrooms two and three also have fitted wardrobes and share the family bathroom with bedroom four, tel (0191) 216 9212.